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Bebeto Matthews FILE - New York Councilwoman Farah Louis speaks during a celebration ceremony for the refurbished George Floyd statue, after it was vandalized following its Juneteenth installation, July 22, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are investigating…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, as we continue our coverage of Saturday’s No Kings protests. An estimated 8 million people took to the streets of all 50…

‘Saturday Night Live' rejected Zohran Mamdani for ‘comedians' New York City's newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani was pitched to appear on Saturday Night Live during his campaign, but Lorne Michaels passed, and a comedian played him instead. Sources told Page Six that Mamdani's camp approached SNL about a potential appearance while…

A Molotov cocktail. Credit: SasaStock/Shutterstock. ( Mar. 27, 2026 / JNS ) Alexander Heifler, 26, of Hoboken, N.J., was charged on March 26 with unlawfully possessing and manufacturing destructive devices in connection with a plot to allegedly target a private residence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New…

NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of planning to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist has been arrested following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, officials said Friday. The target of the plot was Nerdeen Kiswani, who frequently leads protests in…

WEBWIRE – Friday, March 27, 2026 The Division Resurgence, the upcoming free-to-play mobile game, revealed a deeper look into the origins of the Freemen, the new-to-the-franchise enemy faction players will confront in New York City. A group of Midtown Manhattan doomsday preppers, the Freemen were formed in the early days…

The Ethereum Foundation brought together some of the world’s most influential financial players in New York City for an exclusive, invitation-only institutional forum on how traditional finance is engaging with ETH. This gathering signals a growing focus on bridging the gap between decentralized technologies and traditional finance, as major players…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends and delivers remarks at a wreath-laying ceremony to honor victims of the transatlantic slave trade, March 24, 2026. Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office. ( Mar. 25, 2026 / JNS ) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of “Daredevil: Born Again,” now streaming on Disney+. “Daredevil: Born Again” is back a year after it was resurrected by Disney+, and it’s still as timely as ever. In the wake of Mayor Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) declaring martial…

Democracy Now! celebrated its 30th anniversary at the historic Riverside Church in New York City with live performances by guests including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha. Mosab Abu Toha read his poem “Under the Rubble” and spoke about his experience surviving Israel’s genocide of Gaza, which killed…